A petition opposing the French Duplomb law, which reintroduces certain pesticides under specific conditions to ease constraints on farmers, has gathered unprecedented public support, surpassing 1.4 million signatures on the National Assembly's website as of July 21, 2025. The petition's rapid growth began with over 300,000 signatures and quickly escalated past 500,000, 700,000, 800,000, and ultimately crossed the one million mark, setting a record for citizen mobilization in France. The law, named after Senator Laurent Duplomb, has sparked intense debate, with Duplomb himself criticizing the petition as being instrumentalized to pressure the Constitutional Council. Despite the high number of signatures and calls for the law's immediate repeal, legal experts have questioned whether the petition alone can lead to the law's abrogation. The government has expressed its willingness to engage in renewed parliamentary discussions on the matter amid mounting public opposition.
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